Community Vitality

Whether urban or rural, every community experiences economic, environmental, and demographic change. Extension plays an important role in supporting community members and navigating these changes together.

Community vitality empowers people, businesses, and organizations to collaborate on a shared vision of what local success might look like to improve their community.

Johnson County Extension serves as a resource to turn shared ideas into successful local solutions with:

• Guided group facilitation
• Create Mission and Value statements
• Develop Strategic long-range plans
• Give Reliable resources
• Build Collaborative networking partnerships
• Conduct Leadership Training
• Manage Volunteers Strategically
• Diversify funding with grant writing

This collaboration relies on engaging community members and stakeholders who directly experience these challenges. By exploring creative strategies and embracing shared leadership, community members can work together to bring these solutions to life.

Ultimately, community vitality is about people, people who see challenges and opportunities in their profession or with other residents in their community and know there is a different way forward. Extension helps communities navigate the challenges of today while planning for a stronger, more resilient tomorrow.